Sharknado 2: 3 reasons why it's jumped the shark

As Sharknado 2 returns to small screens, Alice Vincent on how the B-movie lost
its bite

When Hollywood heavyweights such as Martin Scorsese come in on a B-movie in-joke, you know it's time to move onto something else. This is exactly what happened earlier this year when the Taxi Driver director was jokingly quoted on a For Your Consideration billboard for Sharknado sister film, Sharktopus vs Pteracuda.

Scorsese's talk show host pal Conan O'Brien is making his acting debut in Sharktopus vs Pteracuda, and the whole affair, although vaguely amusing, could be seen as the final nail in the sharky coffin.

Sharknadowas a film born of internet sensation and scriptwriting that brought us the line: "Instead of letting live sharks rain down on people, we’re going to get in that chopper and throw bombs into the tornados."

But a year on, Sharknado 2: The Second One! has all the elements of a blockbuster campaign - including aTwitter competition to name it. With every D-list celebrity chomping at the bit to make a cameo and morning TV show interns dressing up as sharks on camera, we say it's time to stop sharking about.